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Lilting Limericks
Students discover the formula for writing limericks and use it to write their own poems.
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The Water Cycle and Watershed
Middle schoolers summarize the steps in the water cycle. In this earth science instructional activity, students create a skit, song or poem showing the various components of the cycle. They identify the different watersheds in their area.
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How Advertisers Persuade
This plan centers around the article "How Advertisers Persuade," although it is not included in the lesson plan itself. Get your class thinking about advertising, appeals, and techniques that companies use to get their products from the...
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Zach’s Lie: Multi-Genre Writing Assignment
How do people solve problems in healthy ways? Writers explore a topic of interest in their multi-genre writing assignment exploring Zach's Lie. The final resource in a series of seven includes multiple scaffolds and organizers for...
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Lesson Ideas for Halloween Writing
Halloween writing activities provide a way to make descriptive language a part of a student's literary repertoire.